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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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